Latest Tennessee Headlines
All the headlines from our Tennessee Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tennessee Workers Comp Opt-Out Legislation Revised, Ready for Next Session
Jun 1 2015 // Legislation seeking to provide Tennessee employers with an option to the current workers’ compensation system has been amended and deferred to the next legislative session. State Sen. Mark Green, who authored the...
Tennessee Court: Employee Reporting Misconduct to Owner Not a Whistleblower
May 29 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court recently ruled that an employee must report an employer’s wrongful activity to someone other than the wrongdoer in order to qualify as a whistleblower. The court affirmed the dismissal of...
Tennessee Music Venue Site Hacked by Possible Islamic Militants
May 15 2015 // Authorities in Tennessee say a group said to support the Islamic State militant group hacked the website of a popular Nashville music venue. Multiple news outlets report the website for the Douglas Corner Cafe was hacked...
Boat Explosion at Tennessee Marina Leaves Woman Injured
May 13 2015 // A woman is in the hospital being treated for burns after a boat exploded at the gas dock of a west Tennessee marina. Multiple news outlets report the explosion happened Sunday morning at Concord Marina in west Knoxville....
School Nutrition Director in Tennessee Suspended for Serving Students Old Meat
May 12 2015 // A school nutrition director in Tennessee has been suspended after serving 4- to 6-year-old pork to students. The Times News reports Mandy Kenner has been suspended for three days without pay after students at schools in...
Tennessee Workers Comp Opt-Out Legislation Revised, Ready for Next Session
May 4 2015 // Legislation seeking to provide Tennessee employers with an option to the current workers’ compensation system has been amended and deferred to the next legislative session. State Sen. Mark Green, who authored the...
NCCI to Run Tennessee Workers’ Comp Plan
May 4 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has chosen the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new plan administrator for the residual market, the Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance...
Governor Signs Bill Allowing Guns in Tennessee Parks
Apr 28 2015 // Local governments in Tennessee can no longer bar people with handgun carry permits from bringing firearms to parks, playgrounds and sports fields under legislation signed last week by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. In a...
Tennessee Benefit Limits for Undocumented Workers Ruled Unconstitutional
Apr 20 2015 // A Nashville judge has found a state law that limits the amount of workers’ compensation benefits laborers living in the U.S. illegally can receive is unconstitutional. The ruling stems from the case of a Guatemalan...
NCCI Named Plan Administrator for Tennessee Workers Comp Insurance Plan
Apr 17 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has chosen the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as the new plan administrator for the Tennessee Workers Compensation Insurance Plan...
Environmental Groups Sue Tennessee Valley Authority over Plant Pollution
Apr 16 2015 // Two environmental groups claim toxic pollution from a Gallatin, Tenn., power plant is seeping into the Cumberland River and state regulators are not doing enough to stop it. The allegations are part of a lawsuit filed in...
The Crichton Group Adds Five to Tennessee Agency
Apr 13 2015 // The Crichton Group, an independent insurance agency in Middle Tennessee, has added five new employees to its team: Beth McKay, has been named new benefits administration supervisor; Jeff Corvin, has been named account...
Tennessee Governor Signs Worker Guns-in-Parking-Lots Bill
Apr 13 2015 // Gov. Bill Haslam has signed legislation that allows workers to sue their employers if they are fired for storing guns in cars parked on company lots. Both chambers overwhelmingly passed the measure despite opposition from...
Tennessee Supreme Court to Create Business Court Pilot Project
Apr 6 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has created a new business court pilot project aimed at making complex commercial litigation more efficient. The new pilot court will be located in Nashville and be overseen by Davidson County...
Tennessee Judge: Comp Benefit Limits for Undocumented Workers Unconstitutional
Apr 2 2015 // A Nashville judge has found to be unconstitutional a state law that limits the amount of workers’ compensation benefits laborers living in the country illegally can receive. The ruling stems from the case of a...
Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Update to Guns in Company Parking Lots Bill
Mar 25 2015 // The Tennessee state Legislature passed a bill this week allowing workers to sue their employers if they are fired for storing guns in cars parked on company lots. The Senate passed the measure on a 28-5 vote, and the House...
Tennessee Hospital Patient Information Found in Public Recycling Bin
Mar 23 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says its Office of Licensure is investigating after paperwork from a Franklin mental health facility was found in a public recycling bin. The...
Tennessee Judge: Cap on Personal Injury Damages Is Unconstitutional
Mar 23 2015 // A Chattanooga, Tenn., judge has ruled that a state law that caps non-economic damages in personal injury lawsuits is unconstitutional. The Times Free Press reported that Hamilton County Circuit Judge W. Neil Thomas issued...
Tennessee Weighs Workers’ Compensation ‘Option’ Legislation
Mar 23 2015 // Tennessee may soon have its own alternative workers’ compensation insurance through new legislation by Republican lawmakers known as the Tennessee Employee Injury Benefit Alternative. State Sen. Mark Green and Rep....
Tennessee Supreme Court to Create Business Court Pilot Project
Mar 20 2015 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has announced the creation of a new business court pilot project that aims to make complex commercial litigation more efficient. The new pilot court will be located in Nashville and be overseen...
